Alice Lalonde, office manager for the Levy County Road Department showed up with a whopping 140 pages of work for the County Commission on Tuesday, but they were happy to approve everything she asked for.

Why? “Well that usually means there's funding for the projects,” said Fred Moody, county coordinator. While the money may not arrive in the next year, it means the projects are to be done.

Join in the fun Saturday evening, April 2, from 5 to 7 at the opening of “It’s A Guy Thing!” in the Main Gallery at the Cedar Key Arts Center.

April’s invitational exhibit will feature the creations of some of the artful men of Cedar Key including Christian Harkness, Kevin Hipe, Mike Leiner, Richard Levine, Gene Rantz, Chick Schwartz, and Russ Weaver. The show includes sculpture, painting, photography and mixed media and runs through the month of April at the Cedar Key Arts Center, 457 2nd Street, Cedar Key.

State waters off the coast of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson and Taylor counties will open to recreational harvest of gag grouper starting Friday, April 1.

This regional season will remain open through June 30, with the first day of the closure being July 1. The season also includes all waters of Apalachicola Bay and Indian Pass, including those in Gulf County, and all waters of the Steinhatchee River, including those in Dixie County.

If you enjoy trout on your plate then your time is now. The trout bite, both spotted and sand seatrout could not be much better than last week. Oh, and I get asked a lot "what color do you prefer ?" And last week I narrowed it down to just two colors...light and dark. There, I gave up one of my secrets. Seriously, it just does not seem to matter when the trout are in the pre-spawn mode, they need to eat to fulfill their increased metabolism and egg development.

Shorebird nesting season is underway along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of Florida and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds beachgoers to watch out for and to avoid disturbing birds and their young. Shorebirds build shallow nests out of sand and shells on beaches in spring and summer, hatching chicks that are difficult to see.

Former Levy County Tax Collector Donald H. “Catfish” Richburg, 79, remembered for his jovial attitude died on Monday at North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville.

He was born in Cedar Key and attended school there.

Former Clerk of Court Douglas M. McKoy, a lifelong friend who served at the courthouse at the same time as Richburg, recalled attending football and basketball games where his brothers played against the older Richburg.

The Green Business of the Month for April is Seahorse Landing, which is located on G Street overlooking Goose Cove. It is condominiums that are available to rent by the night, week and month. Since 1999, Janet Blackwell has been the manager.